Construction of the 13-inch Dome

Construction of the 13-inch Dome

Pluto Dome
13-inch Telescope
Pluto Telescope

Stanley and Guy Sykes (on ground) constructing the dome that would hold the 13-inch astrograph used to discover Pluto. The telescope inside now is commonly referred to as the Pluto Discovery Telescope. Vesto M. Slipher and Carl Lampland are pictured on top of the dome.

Unknown

1928-1929 ca.

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Black and white photograph

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